# John Felton — The Three Musketeers character guide

> John Felton in The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Felton, Felton, John Felton, Lieutenant Felton

**First appearance:** 0052-li-officer

## Snapshot

A Puritan lieutenant of rigid faith and buried grief, whose hunger for a pure cause makes him fatally receptive to Milady's performance of suffering.

## Who they are

Felton guards Milady in England as a man already at war with his own conscience, stern in duty yet secretly starving for something to believe in. Milady reads that hunger instantly and feeds it with stories of persecution until his piety and his pity become weapons she can aim. His arc matters because it shows how a sincere man's virtues, not his vices, can be turned into the instrument of a political murder.

## Relationships

### [Milady de Winter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/characters/milady_de_winter)

_psychological_

John Felton is manipulated and obsessed by Milady, who uses religious fervor to turn him into her assassin.

### [Milady de Winter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/characters/milady_de_winter)

_psychological_

John Felton is manipulated and obsessed by Milady, who uses religious fervor to turn him into her assassin.

### [Milady de Winter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/characters/milady_de_winter)

_psychological_

John Felton is manipulated and obsessed by Milady, who uses religious fervor to turn him into her assassin.

## In the story

### [Chat Between Brother and Sister](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/l-chat-between-brother-and-sister)

Introduced as the loyal lieutenant tasked with guarding Milady; he swears to keep her secure.

### [Captivity: The First Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lii-captivity-the-first-day)

A young, pious lieutenant who initially shows some deference to Milady but remains resolute against her manipulations.

### [Captivity: The Second Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/liii-captivity-the-second-day)

The Puritan officer guarding Milady; becomes increasingly affected by her performance.

### [Captivity: The Third Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/liv-captivity-the-third-day)

Struggles with his conscience and Milady's influence, showing signs of weakening as he listens to her pleas.

### [Captivity: The Fourth Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lv-captivity-the-fourth-day)

A Puritan officer torn between duty and his growing fascination with Milady; he is visibly disturbed by her threats of suicide.

### [Captivity: The Fifth Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lvi-captivity-the-fifth-day)

Felton is the Puritan officer guarding Milady. His austere and religious nature makes him initially resistant to seduction, but Milady's false virtue and beauty begin to sway him.

### [Means for Classical Tragedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lvii-means-for-classical-tragedy)

Falls under Milady's spell, becoming her devoted admirer and tool for revenge.

### [Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lviii-escape)

Convinced by Milady, he risks everything to help her escape, filing through bars and lowering her down a rope ladder, while planning to assassinate Buckingham.

### [What Took Place at Portsmouth August 23, 1628](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lix-what-took-place-at-portsmouth-august-23-1628)

Assassinates the Duke of Buckingham after being manipulated by Milady de Winter.

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